Combination-tool



(Non/m61.)

C F HILL GOMBlNATION TOOL.

No. 465,560. Patented Deo. 22, 189.1.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. HILL, OF PHELPS, NEV YORK.

COMBINATIoN-To'ol..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,560, dated December22, 1891.

Application filed January 28, 1891. Serial No. 379,473. (No model.)

To tZZ whom if; may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. HILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Phelps, in the county of Ontario and State of New Yorlghaveinvented a new and useful Im provement in Combination-Tools, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, economical,andreadily-adjusted tool combining the properties of a pipe-wrench, wrenchpliers, pin vise and clamp, nutwrench, duc., and applicable in a generalsense for uses for which the ordinary wrench is adapted, with theadditional merit of an increase of leverage, which is accomplished in avery simple manner, as will be hereinafter described. I attain thisobject by providing two metal plates connected and operated by twothreaded bolts, the mechanism and operation of which will be morereadily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a perspective View closed7 and Fig. 2 a sectional plan Viewof my device open.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts in the two views.

A A are metal plates connected by the threaded bolts a a near the endsof each and operated by corrugated berls b h. The inner edges of theplates are provided with open` ings for the reception of tools when thedevice is used as a handle, and one end of each plate is cut away toallow of the introduction two ends of the plates are provided withcorrugated faces, either Vertical, transverse, or linear corrugations,or, for use as a pipewrench, sexnicircular, as may be desired.

It will readily be seen that by turning the berls h h, which arefastened to and form a part of the threaded bolts a a., at the same timeand in the same direction the plates A A will be drawn together orforced apart,l as the case may be. The increased leverage previouslyspoken of is obtained by tightening up the beri at the disengaged end.`

The simplicity, usefulness, and economy of manufacture of my device areapparent. As a general combinationtool for the workshop or householdexperience has demonstrated that its merits cannot be overestimated.

Having thus shown and described atlength in the specification anddrawings which form a part of this application in what my inventionconsists, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

The plates A A, connected, operated by, and combined with the threadedbolts a a and berls Z9 b in a combination tool or wrench, substantiallyas described and set forth.

CHARLES F. HILL.

Witnesses:

EDWIN S. CORWIN, E. H. WILooX.

